{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/ri-awarded-nearly-341000-federal-traffic-safety-funding", "RI Awarded Nearly $341,000 in Federal Traffic Safety Funding", "2014-11-25", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "David Cicilline", "C001084", "cicilline.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013\u00a0U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation\u2019s Office on Highway Safety has been awarded over $340,000 in fiscal year 2015 funds by the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to support traffic and vehicle safety programs throughout the state.\n\u00a0\n\u201cThese federal funds will help support critical traffic safety programs and enhance safety conditions for Rhode Island drivers and pedestrians,\u201d said Senator Reed.\n\u00a0\n\u201cThese commonsense investments in prevention and awareness will help reduce accidents and make our Ocean State roads safer for everyone,\u201d said Senator Whitehouse.\n\u00a0\n\u201cI am excited to announce these federal funds, which will be used to educate and empower motorists to make smart decisions, and will help make Rhode Island's roads safer,\u201d said Congressman Langevin.\n\u00a0\n\u201cI\u2019m delighted Rhode Island received these federal funds to keep motorists safe,\u201d said Congressman Cicilline.\u00a0 \u201cRhode Islanders travel daily to work, school and shopping centers on our state\u2019s roads and highways, and we must do everything we can to keep the drivers of our local economy and communities safe.\u201d\n\u00a0\n\u201cThe safety of the traveling public is RIDOT\u2019s top priority, and we thank the Congressional delegation for their hard work in securing these funds,\u201d RIDOT Director Michael P. Lewis said. \u201cThe traffic safety campaigns conducted by our Office on Highway Safety are proven best practices in helping to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on the road. We look forward to working with all of our partners to continue this investment, which ultimately helps save lives.\u201d\n\u00a0\nThe federal grant funds may be use to improve prevention efforts in traffic safety priority areas such as seat belt use, impaired driving, motorcycle safety, and educating young drivers. The programs awarded funding include:\n\u00a0\nImpaired Driving Countermeasures:\u00a0$215,208\nOccupant Protection:\u00a0$68,905\nState Traffic Safety Information Systems:\u00a0$59,978\nMotorcyclist Safety:\u00a0$6,781\n\u00a0\nTOTAL: $340,873", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://cicilline.house.gov/press-release/ri-awarded-nearly-341000-federal-traffic-safety-funding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.318194903433323, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}